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Reuss-Schleiz (Younger Line) - Heinrich XIV (1867-1913) - 1868 Thaler My avatar!  |
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Reuss-Schleiz (Younger Line) - Heinrich XIV (1867-1913) - 1868 Thaler... My avatar! Outstanding!  |
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My avatar! Tell us your background story. Why this particular coin as avatar? |
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Tell us your background story. Why this particular coin as avatar? It's not really that deep  When I was doing my Congress of Princes project I researched all the different German nobility of the time and was filtering through the various images that I could use and I was struck by how mighty this guys beard was. My own is really rather feeble in comparasion. The coin image was quite lifelike and gave off a really strong impression. So I just used that one. Edited by Bacchus2
02/20/2026 04:51 am
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Continuing the theme Kingdom of Hannover - Georg V (1851-1866) - 1861 Thaler This one cme out a bit blotchy in the obverse photo - though it's not like that ilr  Due to unfortunate illnesses Georg was blind from 1833 - and started his reign in 1851  Edited by Bacchus2
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Another great addition, Bacchus2. Quote:
...I was struck by how mighty this guys beard was. Have you looked at the coins of Willem III of The Netherlands? |
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Nice recent additions.  Errers and Varietys.
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Have you looked at the coins of Willem III of The Netherlands? Yes - I have some of his coins like the 2 1/2 Guilder. There are many others with argueably longer beards - like Maximilian of Mexico - but this guys was just ... well... mighty. Todays add - beard obligatory - is Principality of Waldeck-Pyrmont - Georg Victor (1845-1893) - 1859 Thaler  |
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Did we have a thread on beards somewhere?  I am also thinking of the Papal States thread, and how Sts. Peter and Paul are always portrayed with beards. One of your recent posts there had Paul with a splendid one. No visible beard on the figure of St. Killian on this 15th century schilling of the bishopric of Wurzburg:   |
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Nice adds. Errers and Varietys.
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That's a neat coin. Apparently St Killian was Irish and was born about 20 miles from me and I'd never heard of him before. These threads are great for learning things! Todays add is this Electorate of Hessen-Kassel - Friedrich Wilhelm I (1847-1866) 1855 Thaler. Dissappointingly beardless but kind of unusual in that this state was one of the few to retain the title of "Elector" even after the Holy Roman Empire collapsed, and its ruler, Friedrich Wilhelm I, was the last of his line before the state was annexed by Prussia in 1866. Friedrich Wilhelm I was apparently a unpopular ruler whose policies and refusal to modernize led to constant friction with his subjects.  |
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Thanks for sharing the back story on your avatar a few posts back. I had wondered if that guy bore a resemblance. Quote:
Apparently St Killian was Irish and was born about 20 miles from me and I'd never heard of him before. The spread of Christianity in northern Europe took a circuitous path with Ireland and Anglo-Saxon England converted earlier than Germany. So Irish monks (Killian in Germany, Gall in Switzerland, Columban) played a role, as did Anglo-Saxon missionaries like Boniface (Germany) and WIllibrord (Frisia). Killian appeared regularly on coins struck in Wurzburg over 8 centuries. Here he is again on this 1684 schilling:   I also learned something new, on Hesse-Cassel remaining an Electorate for so long. Withiut looking up the exact date, I think rulers of Saxony only held an elector title till the mid-1700s, also pretty late. |
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Here he is again on this 1684 schilling Another great coin. The imagery of the religious staff and the secular sword was definitely a popular one. Todays contribution is this Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt - Friedrich Günther (1807-1867) 1863 Thaler Friedrich Günther ruled for an impressive 60 years, beginning his reign under the protection of Napoleon in the Confederation of the Rhine and ending it as a member of the Prussian-led North German Confederation.  |
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Nice examples! |
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Sachsen-Meiningen - Bernhard II (1803-1882) 1859 Thaler The edge inscription motto "Fideliter et Constanter" (Faithfully and Steadfastly) was the motto of the Ernestine duchies.  |
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